History of the Middle East

Located at the juncture of Asia, Africa and Europe, the Middle East has been one of the centers of ancient civilization. Today it continues its historic significance as it provides much of the world's energy through its oil resources.

Here is an outline of the story (hope this helps): The Student is in despair because there are no red roses in hisgarden. The nightingale hears his sobbing, and sees beauty withinhim. She therefore falls in love with him. The student desires theflower so much because if he brings it to the Prince's...

Most of the Arabs rejected the message of Islam in the first time of it, they were bigoted to the astray belief of their parents which is worshipping idols beside God (polytheism), some knew the truth of the message & were amazed by the Holy Quran but they rejected to believe due to their arrogance,...

The conflict has led to economic boycotts of Israel by numerous Arab States and Arab sympathizers. It has also led to Palestinian business and workers being unable to acquire Israeli capital and employment respectively. The Arab States also introduced a petroleum boycott to all Western countries in...

According to unanimous opinion of Muslims, Muawiyah practised treachery and cheating against Ali (a.s.) and was the direct cause of battles that resulted in the bloodshed of Muslims. Let us not forget the fact that Ali (a.s.) was the rightful caliph of his time and according to the traditions of...

Arab Muslims view individual rights and justice fairly in mostcountries. Most Arabian or Muslim countries allow other religionsto come. In some Muslim or Arabian countries, you will facepersecution if you are not Muslim. They would either make you leaveor do something else.

The opposition against Pahlavi was not united. There were Communists, Socialists, Feminists, Nationalists, Islamists, and numerous other wildly different groups that opposed the Shah. After the Shah was deposed in January 1979, Ayatollah Khomeini, a leading Islamist, was able to commandeer the...

There is a great number of them, and some are of course a matter ofopinion. To mention a few: the development of modern Arab states on thepeninsula started mostly in the Thirties of the last century,because of the growing importance and income of oil. Before about1920-1930, a country like Saudi...

The modern country of Israel was formed in 1948 within the borders of what had been the historic region of Palestine. The term had existed for two thousand years, ever since the Romans named it Syria-Palaestina as punishment for the Jewish Revolts.

There probably would have been something like that number; the total number is generally taken as between 2 and 3 million (!) men, women, and children. The Bible does not reveal the total number, but there were 600,000 men:- .
Exo 12:37 And the children of Israel journeyed from Rameses to...

Answer 1 curb means n. .
A concrete border or row of joined stones forming part of a gutter along the edge of a street. .
An enclosing framework, such as that around a skylight. .
A raised margin along an edge used to confine or strengthen. .
Something that checks or restrains: High interest...

Italy as a united country has never controlled trade with Arabs.The city-state of Venice controlled the spice trade along with theArabs in 1500s and 1600s, but most other forms of trade in Italywere dispersed throughout different provinces at different timeperiods.

Simple Answer Jerusalem was the first capital of the Israelites after it wascaptured by King David in about 1000 BCE. It remained the capitalof Judah (after whom the Jews are named) and stayed the capitaleven after the Roman conquests, temporarily being renamed AeliaCapitolina. More Detail If...

The Shah had a strong Western and Modern perspective. He wasreplaced by the Ayatollahs who had a strong Islamist perspective.Therefore the Iranian Revolution was seen as a symbolanti-Westernization and anti-Modernity.

It depends wholly on the period of history. Arabs had self-rulefrom the beginning of Arab civilization up through the Caliphateperiod. (1000s BCE to 1200 CE). Beginning in the 900s CE andextending to the early 1900s CE in some places, Arabs were ruledover by Turks (900s CE to 1900s CE). In other...

There is a difference between the de jure situation (how the law says something should be) and the de facto situation (how the system actually works) in Iran as concerns lawmaking. De jure: The Majlis (Legislature) approves a bill and this is signed into Law by the President after having the...

All Muslims are one kind. The questioner may ask about to whichsect or school belong the Fatimids. If so, then the answer is theywere Shiite Muslims of the Ismaili (Sevener) School. Refer to related question below on Shiites and Sunnis.

The leader of Islam Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) didn't flee to Medina. He just followed the command of Allah (or God and same God worshiped by Christians and Jews) to him to leave Makkah (or Mecca) to Al-Madinah (or Medina) to continue the call for Islam religion from there especially that...

All Arabs had originally come from the Arabian Peninsula, particularly from " Yemen" which was called in the past "Ø¨ÙØ§Ø¯ Ø§ÙØ¹Ø±Ø¨ Ø§ÙØ³Ø¹ÙØ¯Ù"i.e. the Happy Arabian Homeland , as a clue for the great favours granted from Allah to that spot , which was famous...

There is no war in Israel (1) called the 50 year war, (2) that occurred in 1950, (3) that took 50 years, (4) had exactly four armies that invaded Israel. As a result, it is impossible to figure out what is being asked about. If you meant to ask "Which five countries invaded Israel in 1948 War?",...

Circumstantial biblical evidence prompts a " yes " answer --" indirectly ." "I will make Jerusalem and Judah [the Jews] like an intoxicatingdrink to all the nearby nations that send their armies to besiegeJerusalem. ON THAT DAY I will make Jerusalem a heavystone , a BURDEN FOR THE WORLD . None...

There was a big conflict in Northern Ireland, the part of the island of Ireland which is still in the UK. It was about whether they should stay in the UK, or join up again with the rest of Ireland. The majority of Protestants belonged to the Unionist parties who want to stay with Britain but the...

Based on what I have read, the cross was left at the site where the crucsifiction happened and was rediscovered in 326 by Constantine's mother Helena. As said, only a small fragment of that ancient wood remains and is highly guarded and kept under wraps in a church in Rome, possibly the Vatican..
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Mohamad reza shah pahlavi aka aryamehr was the consistently the most pro US leader in middle east during his 37 reign. Iran's economy and military and anything in between was some how modeled Americans.He was the first Muslim leader to establish realtionship with Israel and urged president saddat of...

King James II sent his army to meet and fight his son-in-law PrinceWilliam of Orange and his army on their march to London in November1688. However, many of JamesÃs soldiers deserted and his otherdaughter Anne defected to her sister and brother-in-lawÃs side. ByJanuary 1688, James goes to...

That depends on whether or not you believe in the Mayan Calendar and it's supposed prediction of the end of the world. The Mayan Calendar will come to an end on December 21, 2012, and some propose this will be the end of time.

The reaction of Arabs living in Israel to the increase in Jewishimmigration was threefold: -- complain about their influx to any international body that wouldlisten; -- create Arab paramilitaries to fight the Jews and have severalpogroms to make the Jews fearful; -- sell them as much land as they...

Pan-Arabism did not do much in changing Arab-Kurdish perceptions. Before the Pan-Arabist period (the 1950s and earlier) the Kurds had already attempted to secure an independent state and gained the ire of the Nationalist Iraqis. The Kurds were stuck between the two sides of a doublethink ideology....

Pan-Arabism did not do much in changing Arab-Kurdish perceptions. Before the Pan-Arabist period (the 1950s and earlier) the Kurds had already attempted to secure an independent state and gained the ire of the Nationalist Iraqis. The Kurds were stuck between the two sides of a doublethink ideology....

Answer 1 Committing Suicide or taking the life of any other innocent person without legitimate reason is strictly forbidden in Islam. The punishment of this crime is Death Sentence here and eternal damnation in Hell in the hereafter. A person who does so can't be called a Muslim. Islam means...

There are several major reasons for conflict in Arab Countries: .
Authoritarian Governments (Lack of Democracy) .
Partisan Governments (Governments fixated on certain ethno-religious groups to the exclusion or worsening of others) .
Oppressive Government (Regulations are harsh and over-invasive) ...

The Ottoman Sultans extended their empire beyond the Middle East byoccupying land in Europe. In 1389, the Ottoman victory at Kosovopaved the way for Ottoman expansion into Europe. The Ottoman armywas the largest army in Europe.

Mohandas K Gandhi was shot and killed on January 30, 1948, while having his nightly public walk on the grounds of the Birla Bhavan (Birla House) in New Delhi. The assassin, Nathuram Godse had links to an extremist Hindu movement.

1) Gaza is under military occupation. Article 42 of the Hague Regulations stipulates, a "territory is considered occupied when it is actually placed under the authority of the hostile army," and that the occupation extends "to the territory where such authority has been established and can be...

Palestinians Arabs like Syrian Arabs, Lebanese Arabs etc... were Arabized during the 7th century during the Islamic conquest of the area. Therefore it can be said that although all Arabs share the same Islamic culture history and heritage they also have their own distinctive history culture and...

Most of Greece was under Ottoman rule from the fifteenth century until its declaration of independence in 1821. Generally, the Greeks were not required to become Muslims, although many did so in order to avoid the onerous poll-tax imposed on non-Muslims. The "tribute of children" was a tax of...